Quote of the Day

"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little to no influence on society."

- Mark Twain

Photographer of the Day

© Denise Nouvion

Denise Nouvion. Denise is the lead singer of Memoryhouse. I stumbled upon her photography when I was checking out her music.

- Joel

© Denise Nouvion

© Denise Nouvion

Two Door Cinema Club

Check out the new band Two Door Cinema Club. It won't take long for their debut album Tourist History to set your feet to tapping.

- Joel

Two Door Cinema Club - "This Is The Life"
Two Door Cinema Club - "Something Good Can Work"

Memoryhouse

As the earth, or at least the Northern Hemisphere, awakens from it's winter slumber and embraces the warmth of spring, few bands embody this battle of the seasons better than Memoryhouse. The tune below is light and airy, yet the lyrics are a bit more frigid ("Let's get cold together..."). Still, it makes for a lovely pop song.

- Joel

Memoryhouse - "Bonfire"

Remix

Check out the Javelin remix of the HEALTH track "In Heat". The song title is perfect for spring, considering the impending state of the animal kingdom....

Bad joke? Maybe.

- Joel

HEALTH - "In Heat (Javelin Remix)"

Clint Eastwood

Maybe it's the fact that I love Westerns. Or maybe it's because I recently saw Unforgiven for the first time. Either way, I really enjoyed this article in the most recent edition of The New Yorker chronicling the evolution of Clint Eastwood's career in Hollywood.

- Joel

"Out of the West: Clint Eastwood's Shifting Landscape" by David Denby

Photographer of the Day

Mike Piscitelli. I think this was shot in Texas.

- Joel

Drake

Drake is probably the next big thing in hip hop. Check out the first single from his yet to be released debut Thank Me Later. FYI for those with sensitive ears: this is not the clean version.

- Joel

Drake - "Over"

In Case You Missed It...

Vampire Weekend played SNL this past weekend. Watch them perform "Cousins" and "Giving Up the Gun" below.

- Joel

Oscar Night

The Oscars are currently airing on ABC. I saw an inordinate amount of movies this year, including five that are up for best picture. Here are trailers for the three that I would highly recommend.

- Joel

White Antelope

White Antelope, the pseudonym for music recorded by Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, has appeared on this blog before. Here are two more tracks of his.

- Joel

White Antelope - "Silver Dagger"

White Antelope - "Wild Mountain Thyme"

Photographer of the Day

© Roderick Henderson

Roderick Henderson. From the Netherlands. Went on a trip around the American Southwest. Took really cool photographs.

- Joel

Agency26

If you like typography or custom lettering, you need to head over to Agency26.com to see the work of Brian Jaramillo. I'm very jealous of his abilities. Do you think he would create a customer banner for this blog? Here are some examples of his incredible work. Click on the images to view a larger version of the text. If you really like custom lettering, visit LetterCult - where Brian made a name for himself.

- Joel

Kate Bingaman Burt

I'm digging this mixtape poster by Kate Bingaman Burt. You can even buy the screenprinted poster from her etsy store. Act fast because this is sold in an edition of 25. Very cool.

- Joel

Cults

Nope, I'm not talking about David Coresh, Jim Jones, or the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. I'm talking about a great new band, fresh out of New York. Cults is worth a listen. Follow this link to download their album. You can check out my favorite track of theirs below.

- Joel

Cults - "Go Outside"

OK Go - "This Too Shall Pass"

OK Go makes average music but are the best at making music videos. This video for their song "This Too Shall Pass" features a Rube Goldberg machine created by the band in conjunction with Syyn Labs. What is a Rube Goldberg machine you might ask? If you've ever played the game Mouse Trap then you've used a Rube Goldberg machine. Watch the video to find out.

- Joel

Hatch Show Print

More printmaking and letterpress work. The Austin Museum of Art in Austin, Texas is currently showing old works by Hatch Show Print, a Nashville, Tennessee letterpress company. The company, established in 1879, is still in business today creating unique prints.

- Joel

New York Miniature Video

This video reminds me of some photographs hanging on the walls of my friends Jeff and Nicole's house. The way he shoots it is crazy. This is best watched full screen in HD.

- Joel

New York Part 3

Mercy © Joel Thomason

A few more photos from New York. You can see them all on Flickr.

- Joel

Twelve and a Half © Joel Thomason

Dead Man's Bones Behind the Scenes

No matter how you feel about Ryan Gosling, this video will make you like him. He's just a normal dude that's really nice.

- Joel